Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, no recent comparison on feeder steers under 500 lb, however a higher market noted. Feeder steers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers 700 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers 800 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300 lb to 600 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 775 lb sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 775 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 higher. Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 4.00 lower. Boner and lean cows sold steady. Slaughter bull sold 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.39/cwt on 1,500 head.

Average price

$144.39

1,500 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$27.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	146.04	980	1,411
Medium and Large 1-2	764	118.28	904	89

One grade step is worth $27.76/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,500 hd

144.39

—

KS average3 barns · 4,406 hd

145.52

−1.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,747	64.66	1,129	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	58.48	836	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	49.94	636	204
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,235	42.04	519	60

Every lot, as filed

93 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	751	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.06/cwt	156.00–164.00	915	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,187	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	508	171.93/cwt	170.00–174.00	873	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	582	145.79/cwt	145.10–148.00	848	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	829	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	991	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	567	149.17/cwt	148.00–151.00	846	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	885	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,124	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	726	125.80/cwt	125.75–126.00	913	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	484	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	745	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	158.24/cwt	157.75–160.00	997	93
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,377	748.87/cwt	635.00–800.00	10,312	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	682	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	989	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	880	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,389	1,378.78/cwt	1,075.00–1,500.00	19,151	18
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	1,478.98/cwt	760.00–1,650.00	15,026	95
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,150	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	1,151.29/cwt	660.00–1,575.00	15,888	140
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,185	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,601	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,341	869.61/cwt	775.00–1,050.00	11,661	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	812.68/cwt	675.00–950.00	11,077	84
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	759.08/cwt	735.00–850.00	9,428	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,923	4
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,158	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	1,175	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	57.87/cwt	54.00–64.00	836	100
Bulls	—	—	1,753	66.55/cwt	63.00–71.00	1,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	118.10/cwt	118.10–118.10	970	18
Bulls	—	—	1,537	55.90/cwt	51.00–61.00	859	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	35.66/cwt	35.00–37.00	439	6
Bulls	—	—	2,041	75.54/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,086	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	1,212.11/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	16,763	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	643	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,163	68.66/cwt	65.00–73.00	799	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	49.94/cwt	46.00–54.00	636	204
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	42.75/cwt	37.00–49.00	528	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	463	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	756	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	121.35/cwt	121.35–121.35	934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	132.15/cwt	130.00–134.00	884	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	811	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	601	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	119.76/cwt	115.00–122.00	743	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	765	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	160.75/cwt	156.00–162.00	834	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	123.68/cwt	123.00–125.00	819	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	139.00/cwt	136.00–143.00	796	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	143.14/cwt	137.00–147.00	763	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	135.97/cwt	134.00–139.00	840	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	132.03/cwt	131.75–135.00	1,092	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.69/cwt	125.00–131.00	846	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	177.24/cwt	171.00–182.50	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	653	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	132.48/cwt	125.00–133.35	1,029	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	164.83/cwt	160.00–168.00	794	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	195.81/cwt	183.00–210.00	754	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	147.20/cwt	146.00–148.00	643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	130.12/cwt	129.50–130.35	1,126	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	129.63/cwt	125.00–133.50	936	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	136.85/cwt	136.85–136.85	1,251	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	134.88/cwt	128.00–136.75	803	101
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	860	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	180.60/cwt	179.00–182.00	769	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.79/cwt	135.50–140.00	787	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	123.93/cwt	122.00–127.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	136.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	927	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	138.83/cwt	133.00–140.75	1,163	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	139.30/cwt	137.25–141.75	1,088	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	588	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	147.77/cwt	140.50–148.25	935	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	157.84/cwt	151.00–161.00	527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	193.02/cwt	190.00–197.00	604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	176.86/cwt	170.00–184.00	822	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	145.05/cwt	141.00–147.00	902	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.46/cwt	125.00–135.50	809	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	161.91/cwt	159.00–166.00	622	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	134.31/cwt	131.00–136.25	968	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	141.87/cwt	138.00–148.50	674	58

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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